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MELISSA MCCARTHY has credited her “boring life” with helping her shed 50 pounds. The full-figured funny woman has been stunning the media with her slimmed-down new look while promoting new movie “The Boss,” and she reveals the weight loss was not the result of a major lifestyle change or months spent at the gym. “There’s …

Bridesmaids star Kristen Wiig is “bummed out” by the backlash she and her Ghostbusters castmates have received as fans get ready for an all-woman revamp. The actress/comedienne admits she was upset when fans refused to accept the Ghosbusters were going to be women in Paul Feig’s 2016 movie. “The fact there was so much controversy …

New “Ghostbusters” stars Melissa McCarthy and Kristen Wiig took a break from filming on Saturday to visit sick kids at a Boston, Mass., children’s hospital in full costume. Floating Hospital for Children at Tufts Medical Center patients got a huge surprise today when Ghostbusters stars… Posted by Tufts Medical Center on Saturday, August 1, 2015 Fellow …

Actor Chris Hemsworth is joining the cast of the upcoming “Ghostbusters” reboot. The Australian hunk will play the receptionist for the supernatural hunters in the highly anticipated comedy, a role originally played by Annie Potts in the first two films in the hit franchise. Hemsworth joins leading ladies Melissa McCarthy, Kristen Wiig, Leslie Jones and …

Melissa McCarthy once confronted a critic over a sexist remark he made about her in a harsh review of her film “Tammy.” The actress starred in and co-wrote the 2014 comedy with her husband Ben Falcone, but the film was panned by a number of critics, and in a new Entertainment Weekly interview, McCarthy reveals …

Filmmakers behind new comedy “Tammy” had to use drastic prosthetics to age Susan Sarandon so moviegoers would believe she was Melissa McCarthy’s grandma. The “Bridesmaids” star, 43, reveals even her 67-year-old co-star’s feet and ankles had to be covered up – because Sarandon is perfect from head to toe. She says, “The amount of effort […] …

“Bridesmaids” star Melissa McCarthy decided to create her own red carpet gowns after several high-profile designers refused to make her a dress for the Oscars. The actress, who was an Oscar nominee in 2011 for her role in the wedding comedy, admits she often struggled to find designers willing to dress her for Hollywood’s biggest […] …

Melissa McCarthy has spoken out about the controversy surrounding her Elle magazine cover, revealing she picked out the oversized coat that prompted critics to blast editors at the publication for trying to conceal the star’s weight. The star is featured on the November issue sporting a Marina Rinaldi coat and reveals the wardrobe choice was …

Editors at Elle magazine have defended their decision to cover up actress Melissa McCarthy on the front of the latest issue, despite criticism that they are purposefully trying to hide her fuller figure. The “Bridesmaids” star is featured on the cover of the fashion magazine’s November issue, as part of the annual Women in Hollywood […] …

Melissa McCarthy was convinced she had broken co-star Michael McDonald’s nose on the set of new movie “The Heat” after a stunt went wrong. The “Bridesmaids” star plays a detective in the crime thriller and she was required to throw a phone book at McDonald in one scene, but McCarthy’s aim left the actor in […] …